Breaking Language Barriers in Global Supply Chains

One day, I was having lunch with Frank, a biotechnology professor of University of Sydney. He is my daughter schoolmate's father. He is the CEO of an Australia biotechnology startup. His company extracts valuable compounds from seaweed.

He told me that his seaweed doesn't come from Australia. Instead, the seaweed is grown and harvested in India and Madagascar at industry scale. These farmers hold the key to his supply chain.

Every month he and his biotechnologists discuss seaweed growth cycles, harvesting methods, lab specifications, shipping schedules, and payments etc.

The catch for him is these farmers and farm technicians speak Hindi and French, not English. Misunderstandings aren't just frustrating — it adds delays and costs to schedule meetings with interpreters needed.

When I mentioned I was building TarkTalk, a platform to allow live phone call translation, supported by persistently stored transcripts, key notes, and call analysis, he smiled and asked for my number on the spot.

Frank is not alone. When you're work with overseas suppliers or business partners or clients, timely and clear communication is not optional — it's critical.

TarkTalk is built to remove the barriers. No delays, no expensive interpreters, no language barriers, no lost conversations — with transcripts and analysis stored and ready for review anytime.